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• Introduced by Rep. Tim Melton (D) on February 28, 2008, to increase from $500 to $1,500 the maximum amount of uninsured damages for which a person may sue under the no fault insurance “mini-tort” exception to the prohibition on auto accident-related lawsuits..
  • Referred to the House Insurance Committee on February 28, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on May 1, 2008, Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Jacob Hoogendyk, Jr. (R) on June 18, 2008, tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 1059, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 1059 would prohibit a girl under age 18 whose petition for a waiver from the parental consent provision of Michigan’s abortion law has been denied by a court to petition a second time. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 18, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Brian Palmer (R) on June 18, 2008, to tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 1049, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 1049 would authorize sentencing guidelines for the “partial birth abortion” ban proposed by Senate Bill 776. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 18, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Jacob Hoogendyk, Jr. (R) on June 18, 2008, to tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4660, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4660 would establish in law the right of a health care provider to refuse to participate in certain health care services (including abortions) due to ethical, moral or religious objection. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 18, 2008.
• Passed 78 to 31 in the House on June 18, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 24, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee on June 24, 2008.